Digital News Associate (Project Hire)- Abc News

ABC News is looking for a project hire Digital News Associate (DNA) to support the ABC News Assignment Desk in New York. This is an ideal opportunity for early career journalists to become part of the daily news gathering operation of a 24/7 global newsroom. This role requires overnight and weekend availability. This is an on-site position.

Responsibilities:

Providing production support to the ABC News Assignment Desk. The DNA answers phones, books travel as well as assists producers and correspondents in the field. Additionally, the DNA will write stories for ABC News Digital platforms, pitch stories, make editorial calls, and monitor video feeds for the entire News Division.

Basic Qualifications:

• Editing experience using Avid or Adobe Premiere is a plus.
• Coordinate with NewsOne and NNS about affiliate coverage.
• Must be willing to work overnights and weekends.
• Track political candidates, event schedules and embed locations.
• Support correspondents, embeds and crews (research, pulling archive video, logging video booking travel, logistics)
• Genuine interest in news/current events and politics.
• Must have excellent editorial judgement, be well organized and ability to work well under pressure.
• Monitor video feeds of live events and social media platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Pitch and write stories for ABC News Digital.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in a newsroom.
• Additional languages.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or equivalent in experience.

The hiring range for this position in New York is $35,000- $48,000. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

ABC News is America’s No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC’s award-winning programs include “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” and “The View”. Other platforms include ABC News Live, the network’s 24/7 streaming channel; ABC News Studios, a premium, narrative nonfiction original production house; ABC News Digital, comprised of a diverse audience of more than 53 million monthly average users; ABC Audio, the premier source for radio news and industry-leading podcasts; FiveThirtyEight, renowned data journalism organization; and NewsOne, the affiliate news service. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three U.S. bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in more than 20 countries around the world.